Stair-1 by Zane Paxton

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1 December 2003	Zane Paxton

Stair-1

Morelia, Michoacan, México

A grande colonial staircase in the finer sense.
Notice that there aren't any intermediate landings and
how the steps and railings have such a lovely flow against the powerful murals.
The building's walls and ceilings are covered with murals depicting highlights
of the history of Mexico, painted by Michoacan artist, Alfredo Zalce.

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wildoat		05-Jul-2011 12:53
Very clever and effective composition, top work.v

Jean-Luc Elias		04-Dec-2010 21:26
Eyecatching image !! BV

H. P. Henriksen Starman		12-Oct-2010 06:52
Fantastic staircase. With no intermediate landing where the steps flows together the visual impression is very organic. This staircase could be inspired from the Spanish architect Gaudi. It is a place where it is difficult to get the right angel. Well done. v.

Nina Ludwig		20-Apr-2010 08:20
Just discovered this one, so glad I did! Also discovered or maybe re-descovered that we share a common profession. I love taking pictures of interesting staircases, but this one really takes the biscuit!

Dan Greenberg		20-Aug-2009 05:08
This is wild!!! What a great composition - you could stare at it for hours. ~V~

Guest		09-Mar-2009 07:01
Your pictures are always so amazing, my mom Kimberly loves your photos and I can see why. They are outstanding.

Sue Robertson		02-Dec-2008 20:44
I can see why this is one of your favourites.. a masterpiece!..

Ronald Gale Johnson		13-May-2008 03:30
One of my favorites too...almost three dimensional. V

Guest		02-May-2008 07:33
Great one!

Thomas		07-Jan-2008 23:29
it's my favourite too! great composition!

Marcio Cabral		07-Nov-2007 16:18
Great work! v

Guest		08-Oct-2007 14:51
excellent POV

Yves Pinsonneault. Photographe		29-Sep-2007 00:50
Really great image Zane.

Gar Cropser		22-Sep-2007 05:38
Wonderful design. Voted.

Yves Rubin		11-Sep-2007 18:52
Wonderful composition, love the uncertainty of the curves and horizon. The strong emotion on the mural reinforces this feeling.

manwerk		24-Jun-2007 20:14
Such a stunning composition! Superb how you capture and combine the different elements of the murals (2D) and the staircase (3D) in this intriguing Escheresque image.

Guest		04-May-2007 23:05
what a beautiful and intriguing image!

Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.		16-Mar-2007 10:50
and my favorite too. the painting looks like he's climbing. Great eyes you have.

olivier bruning		13-Feb-2007 00:54
amazing and very beautiful shot! ~V~

Bill Gallagher		27-Dec-2006 16:59
Wonderful composition, love how the rail pulls the eye towards the side.

Greg Little		14-Dec-2006 23:05
Very nice. Great composition. Good eye.

Guest		13-Dec-2006 15:52
Surreal and artistic. Great pattern and texture.

Eric Herbelin		24-Oct-2006 12:00
smat merge of 2D and 3D elements!

Guest		15-Sep-2006 07:06
complex and compelling.

gerard belbeoch		13-Sep-2006 09:01
Indeed very beautiful. Such a great composition.........gg

Guest		10-Sep-2006 19:12
Very Cool Shot.

Ken McColl		21-Aug-2006 11:25
My god Zane, from the thumbnail I thought you had used P.S. to get an Escher-type image..now I realise you just [ :-) ] used SKILL.. wonderful capture. KMc

Linda Hendry		11-Jul-2006 01:32
Wow ... superb composition!!!

Tom Heim		19-Jun-2006 02:35
Superb! The camera position you've chosen couldn't be better - fantastic lines and light!

Squared C		07-Jun-2006 01:00
Very beautifully seen and shot! Excellent!

Sergio Pessolano		30-May-2006 11:11
Stunning work. Great colors and presentation. Voted.

Richard Calmes		22-May-2006 10:31
A great shot and perspective! A beautiful old curved ballistrade! V

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		16-May-2006 10:23
Superb!

Guest		29-Apr-2006 11:40
Indeed very beautiful. Such a great composition

Rob Oele		06-Apr-2006 15:44
Like a visual rollercoaster, great! Greetings, Rob

Guest		05-Apr-2006 21:31
Very powerful image

R.Moreno		23-Feb-2006 09:55
Terrific. The mural and the staircase.... that's art!!

Guest		16-Feb-2006 15:25
this one reminds my of Escher! great composition.. almost surreal. V

Guest		11-Feb-2006 18:08
wonderful compo and very intresting contrast. /Anders

Reflections by Ruth		08-Feb-2006 04:39
vote!! :) this is strkinb, it really draws you into the stairwell

JOSE MATA		24-Jan-2006 21:11
GREAT SHOT ZANE , I HAVE THE SAME STAIRS IN ONE OF MY GALLERIES, ITS IDEDICATED TO YOU, LOVE YOUR WORK.

Jose Paulo Andrade		11-Jan-2006 22:14
Very good perspective and composition.

Karen Moen		25-Nov-2005 08:19
This has such a wonderful flow. There are no straight lines. Only curves. Color and composition are exquisite. Earns my vote.

Guest		17-Nov-2005 07:42
great compostion, good use of lines!

Robert Socha		06-Nov-2005 05:00
Well seen. Great composition, lines and color.

lou_rozensteins		04-Nov-2005 11:15
Great ..... hard from the thumbnail to believe that it's real. It is ...... great eye!

Ana Carloto O'Shea		21-Oct-2005 16:41
Amazing capture indeed!!

Streetworks Photography		30-Sep-2005 23:38
great perspective, great shot.

Guest		26-Sep-2005 11:34
Read all the comments here and then consider after each one that I said. . .yes that's for sure. Mike Flood

Reflections by Ruth		29-Aug-2005 03:11
you have quite an eye for composition. I bet a lot of people would just wallk down these stairs and not see the shapes and lines that you have :)

José Pinto		23-Jun-2005 11:36
Nice prespective, composition and tone. Good photo.

Kraig		16-Jun-2005 16:56
very nice Great Composition

Guest		28-May-2005 20:33
Great shot...the whole thing looks almost organic. Well captured!

Adalberto Tiburzi		13-Apr-2005 02:43
Hey, I commented this staircase the last year! It was another pic, it's evident... v ~ again

Ian Clowes		10-Apr-2005 11:58
Fantastic!

gleb		09-Apr-2005 07:05
Sometimes eye outdoes imagination. This is is one such case. Excellent composition.

Gil Azouri		06-Apr-2005 17:23
GREAT! Super dynamic composition

Vikas Malhotra		26-Mar-2005 13:50
Gorgeous......

Guest		24-Mar-2005 21:54
wow...

Guest		25-Nov-2004 09:28
What a great composition ...and great eye too bravissimo, verdi.

Ron Horloff		22-Nov-2004 22:52
I still am fascinated by this one, Zane. Ron

Guest		24-Oct-2004 08:39
Amazing Esheresque composition. Just awesome! Salim

Salman Ahmed		29-Sep-2004 20:56
Stunning composition, and superbly exposed.

Guest		28-Aug-2004 13:46
Superbly composed!

Guest		25-Aug-2004 10:10
I thought ive commented on this shot before.. Anyway great shot!

Mattana		24-Aug-2004 21:01
Amazing place. Thanks for the explanation. At first I thought this was digitally modified. Well done.

bygaspo		24-Aug-2004 20:22
There is something almost Esher about this. Like it. Regards Bygaspo.

Alan Grant		23-Aug-2004 09:05
I love the way this draws the viewer into the scene. In a way it seems like a sort of photographic equivalent of the art of M.C. Escher.

Guest		19-Aug-2004 17:58
Wow, this shot is simply amazing. What can one do but look on with awe! Keep up the good work!!!! -Scott

Guest		29-Jul-2004 09:48
Simply excellent!

Guest		24-Jul-2004 03:26
Great light/shadow play in the near foreground, and an outstanding composition!

pingupingu		01-Jul-2004 06:50
what a find ! the correspondance between unseen ribs of the man and the stair is excellent !! ths stair seem to fuse with the man.

Guest		08-May-2004 06:50
awesume! these stairs look like they lead to a great place.

Dan Chusid		06-Apr-2004 23:19
Well done! Certainly captures the essence. - DC

Ron Horloff		15-Mar-2004 21:17
The composition is terrific. Ron

Vinay		18-Feb-2004 16:32
Beatiful picture!

PauloCGama		04-Feb-2004 14:34
Amazing job. Love it. Cheers

ac		24-Jan-2004 11:30
Agree with Rob. Nice point of view on this interesting staircase. Good composition, you read in the photo like in a text.

inti		22-Jan-2004 11:10
Quite remarkable and so interesting. Even the thumbnail is so intriguing..there was no way i could miss looking at this! ;-). Wonderful. Regards Rob

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